Honda Racing F1 News

Round nine of the 2008 FIA Formula One World Championship takes the Honda Racing F1 Team just seven miles from its base in Brackley to Silverstone for the British Grand Prix.

Sebastian Vettel is vowing not to give up on the 2009 Formula 1 World Championship title, despite racking up his fifth retirement in eleven races during the European Grand Prix at Valencia.

Next up is Spa - with Brawn apparently rejuvanated, the McLarens and Ferrari firmly back in the mix, and with the Red Bulls with a point to prove.

Our series of dramatic photos continues with a colourful shot capturing the back of Jenson Button's Brawn car at the European Grand Prix.

VALENCIA, Spain : Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton grabbed his first pole position of the year Saturday when he led a McLaren 1-2 in qualifying for the European Grand Prix.

The post-qualifying fuel weights ahead of the European Grand Prix this weekend suggest that Sebastian Vettel should be worried, that Rubens Barrichello is arguably in the box seat a ' and that Jenson Button could just be about to get his faltering championship challenge back on-track under the Spanish sun.

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Lewis made a good start from pole position, and drove a strong first stint to lead the opening laps, stretching his advantage over Heikki and Rubens Barrichello in so doing.

TEAM MATES AND FRIENDS: But the rivalry between Rubens Barrichello and Jenson Button is likely to become a lot more intense now that Barrichello is back in contention for the World title.

The new Spanish team's boss Adrian Campos is now openly courting countryman Pedro de la Rosa to front the inaugural driver lineup in 2010.

While other drivers are set for a merry-go-round ahead of the 2010 season, it looks like Brawn GP will keep the status quo.

Jenson Button has vowed to be more aggressive in Belgium this weekend after an unconvincing display in Valencia resulted in just two points, while teammate Rubens Barrichello netted his first win with the Brackley squad.

Rubens Barrichello used a soft-soft-super soft strategy to achieve the 150th GP win on Bridgestone Potenza tyres after a thrilling European Grand Prix in Valencia .

But this win has been long, long overdue. You clearly have not forgotten how to win.

Formula One driver Felipe Massa will travel to the United States on Friday to undergo tests with a doctor renowned for treating injured race car drivers.

An extraordinary pit-lane error by McLaren cost Lewis Hamilton a second successive victory as Brawn GP's Rubens Barrichello took the chequered flag at today's European Grand Prix in Valencia.

Championship leader Jenson Button is confident Brawn have resolved the car's problems in time to reignite his title charge at Sunday's European Grand Prix.

Fernando Alonso provided Spanish fans with hope of a successful Renault weekend Friday after setting the fastest lap time in European Grand Prix practice, while Brawn GP showed it may have rediscovered its early season form following a three-race dip.

Rubens Barrichello has set the fastest time in the opening practice session for this weekend's European Grand Prix in Valencia.

VALENCIA, Spain a ' Formula One leader Jenson Button heads into the European Grand Prix wary of his car, while Ferrari's Luca Badoer returns to the track after a decade for the injured Felipe Massa.